People v. Scherzer

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• court upheld a conviction for armed robbery, attempted murder and armed violence, despite defendant’s argument that he believed the victim was dead when he removed the rings from her hand
• no error in refusal to instruct on defense of compulsion “as to those offenses that the defendant did not act under compulsion”
• “The defense of compulsion is not available to one who passes up an opportunity to withdraw from the criminal enterprise.”
• no error in refusal to instruct on defense of compulsion \as to those offenses that the defendant did not act under compulsion\
• “A threat of future injury is not enough to raise the defense of compulsion. [Citations.] The threat must be of imminent death or great bodily harm.” (Emphasis in original)
• “The threat must be of imminent death or great bodily harm.” (Emphasis in original.)

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